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Feds warned company in Mich. spill about pipeline (AP)
U.S. regulators earlier this year demanded improvements to the pipeline network that includes a segment that ruptured in southern Michigan, spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River, according to a document released Saturday.
Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device (AP)
A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said.
Spirit Airlines' carry-on bag fee starts Sunday (AP)
Spirit Airlines passengers may want to get to the airport a little earlier than normal Sunday as a new charge for carry-on bags takes effect.
3 squabbling companies must cooperate to plug well (AP)
On shore, BP, Halliburton and Transocean are engaging in a billion-dollar blame game over the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. At sea, they're depending on each other to finally plug up the environmental disaster.
Oil spill mars UC Berkeley's BP-funded research (AP)
BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is fueling opposition to the University of California, Berkeley's research partnership with the British company, with activists on the famously liberal campus demanding a severing of ties.
China setting milestone as economy passes Japan's (AP)
China is set to overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy in a resurgence that is changing everything from the global balance of military and financial power to how cars are designed.
Paperwork nightmare: A struggle to fix new law (AP)
Tucked into the new health care law is a requirement that could become a paperwork nightmare for nearly 40 million businesses.
Obama blames GOP on small business lending bill (AP)
President Barack Obama is going after Senate Republicans who have stymied his proposal to create a $30 billion fund to help unfreeze lending for credit-starved small businesses.
Suit blames Mets owners for Madoff-related losses (AP)
The owners of the New York Mets should be held accountable for letting their workers put more than $16 million in 401 assets into accounts controlled by jailed financier Bernard Madoff, a widow said in a lawsuit filed Friday.
Chevron 2Q income triples on higher energy prices (AP)
Chevron's second-quarter earnings tripled on better refining margins and higher prices for oil and natural gas, the company said Friday.